"I wonder if music is the only expression of the soul that is not hopelessly compromised in communication."

“In middle school, I had an '87 Regal. That was unheard of.”

“As a man of faith, God doesn't bring you to things that you can't get through. He doesn't put you in a spot and then leave you out to dry.”

“If countries were people, England and France would be old men. Italy would be dead. Compared with them, America is in its 20s.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.”

“You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something and have a certain optimism.”

“The stage is like a laboratory where you can run theatrical experiments, imposing interesting conditions on the cast or story and seeing how they pan out. Each new play is like creating a tiny virtual universe enclosed by the confines of the stage.”

Source : "Science on stage: from profound theories to West End hits" by Marcus du Sautoy, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2013.

“The thing I learned from playing tennis is that I know what competition is. I can handle rejection.”

“I didn't have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on my feet.”